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Chrisbenogor (m)
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I thought men think of sex more often than ladies???
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~Lady~ (f)
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I thought men think of sex more often than ladies???
Lol, ok o keep thinking that. Look we just know how to hide our thoughts. lol |
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jamace (m)
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Should Catholic Priests be allowed to marry? Hmmnn! This is a one million dollar question. Frankly and candidly, I will vote for marry when your faith fails you. I know what I am talking about. From the days of Christ todate, many things have changed. The natural environment of man has become sophisticated both technologically and culturally. Instead of going to the deserts or mountains to live or fast and pray, most priests now live in mansions furnished with latest electronic gadgets. Radios and TVs provide words and pictures that arouse the "animal instinct" in man most of the time. What about the effects of fashion crazy attitude of most female worshippers on the priests? These make the priests to "burn" internally by perpetually fighting a biological versus spiritual battle. Sometimes, these burnings lead to sexual acts which have really tarnished the image of priests and the church generally  .I know that most of the priests who indulge in this bad habit, and who have conscience, have become cold in the propagation of the faith which they took an oath to serve. I am not saying that some priests of the protestant churches who are married donot have the same bad records. Too often, one hear reports of sexual misbehaviour by priests. It has even come to a point that some worshippers change place of worship once their priest is confirmed to be in this bad habit. Some worshippers even change to other christian denominations. whatever the church cannon codes say or rules of the church and the oath of celibacy, these can be amended to accomodate the contemporary world. I candidly hold that oath of celibacy should be optional to Catholic priests. By the way, I am a Catholic. Thank you.  |
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Chrisbenogor (m)
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Really! Dudes are the ones who have not really got control.
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Sea~Goddes (f)
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i think the church should leave that option open, afterall being married or not married doesnt mean they cant /or will serve God more or will go to heaven. honestly i rather see them marry than see the church use my sunday collections and pay lawsuits of some naughty priests  , or have little children's innocence taken away from them by those who were meant to protect them  |
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Ganjaseed
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Brethren let us look beyond priest marrying or not. The Bible has a full description of the Anti Christ and the Roma Catholics fits perfectly. Priests, Pop, and Nuns are not gething married, because that is one of the charatteristics of the Anti Christ. [b](He will have "no regard for the desire of women": He will either be asexual or homosexual
Dan 11:37
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~Lady~ (f)
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Really! Dudes are the ones who have not really got control.
Exactly you guys have no control watsoever, lol. What you don't think women check men out? Ha, stay there. Our eyes scan o, we just know how to do it with class. We can look and you won't even know, a glance is enough. You guys turn the whole head and get caught. lol |
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m_nwankwo (m)
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Celibacy as defined as "abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows" is unnatural. It is not a requirement for serving God and neither does it move its practitioners closer to heaven. With few exceptions, forced sexual abstinence can actually be harmful both biologically and spiritually. The sexual instinct in men and women is a gift of God. It was given to us for a purpose. The purpose of sexual instinct is both for procreation and mutual exchange of helping radiations between couples who are married according to the laws of God. Marriage in the sense of the laws of God is between a man and a woman who are bound by genuine love and spiritual harmony. Genuine love and mutaul spiritual harmony are the only requirements for marriage according to the the laws of God. When a man and a woman are in perfect love and spiritual harmony, these events can atimes lead to physical consumation. In normal human beings, this physical consumation or sexual intercourse does not often occur. However, most humans are abnormal at present with respect to sexual intercourse in that the sexual instinct has been overdeveloped such that an otherwise natural gift of God has been turned into a monster, a grievious sin that now controls most human beings on earth. Sexual energy like all energy must be used for its purspose or else if it is used for wrong purposes, destruction will be the result. Thus if an abnormal man or women is a slave to his sexual instinct, he or she can attempt to restore the balance by forceful abstinence from sex. Such a measure became necessary simply because he is abnormal as manifested by his slavery to his instinct. Had he been normal, that is the master over the sexual instinct, then celibacy is unnecessary. The idea that by abstaining from food, sex, etc one is pleasing God is nonsense since the very things the practioner is abstaining are gifts of God. Why will one please God by abstaining from the gifts of God. It is indeed an irony that celibate practioners think that by rejecting the gift of God, they are then pleasing God. That we have misused and absused the sexual instinct does not detract that in its originality, that is as God made it, it is a beautiful and wonderful gift of God. Anyone who is married according to the laws of God can attest to the wonder and beauty of sexual union between him and his wife. Misuse of sexual instinct include ponography, sexual relationships without inherent love and harmony between the couples, masturbation, homosexuality, flirtation, more than one sexul partner etc . It is the absue and misuse of the sexual instinct that we should and must prevent. The sexual instinct is hardwired by the creator in our body and a foreceful suppression is a waste of biological and spiritual energy. Such a celibate man spends much of his valuable time in fighting against the instinct (very often a loosing battle) and little time and energy is left for his or her spiritual development. Like all energy that is suppressed, such an energy try to escape forcefully resulting in sexual perversions including incest, child molestation etc as well as mental problems including depression, habitual mood swings etc. Of course those who want to be celibate do so out of choice but in most cases, the are ignorant of the consequences of their decision on their body, their mind , their soul and their spirit. Their are reasons why God gave us the sexual instinct and an attempt to eliminate it will always end in failure. No amount of prayer, faith, or sacrifice can eliminate the sexual instinct. We just have to learn how to control it so that we are its master as God designed it and not its slave as it is today.
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slimfine (f)
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I was once a catholic until I reached 20 years of age. I am really not sure where to starts with catholicism. there is an issue of porgatory, priests not being able to marry, being neutral with homosexuality, accepting money to pray for your dead loved ones, confessing your sin to the priests, praying rosary, the list continue
regarding the issue of marriage in priesthood, please read 1st Timothy 3:1-6
you will find out that Jehoval God is a God of orderliness. He meant for the leader of his church to be married and have their own family. The above scripture points the relevancy. For if a man cannot take care of his family, how is he able to care for God's congregation?
God is not dumb! is about time people start applying his principle instead of their own doctrines.
by the way I am now go to Jehovah's witness
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~Lady~ (f)
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Celibacy as defined as "abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows" is unnatural then Jesus and St. Paul must have been mad and unnatural when they asked those who could to take vows of celibacy for the kingdom of heaven. by the way I am now go to Jehovah's witness oh goody u jumped from christianity to occultism, so why should your word be regarded as something? pls if u didn't understand your faith, all you had to do was ask. |
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scottN (m)
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If I remember my BK, It said after God created man be FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY. So I don't c why catholic priest are exceptions. In the religious world (and even in occult world), it is believed that sex reduces the spiritual level of men but it has been proven that men regain their spiritually after sex after they have undergone some rites and cleansing (for e.g fasting for Christians). So celibacy is just a way maintaining spirituality but not a sin if u can't practice it.
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Bastage
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They should marry and raise children.
How can you preach if you don't know about life?
Marrying and creating and raising children is the biggest lesson in life. As a single man, one knows nothing about life. One can only guess.
Why should we be preached to by someone who is only guessing?
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~Lady~ (f)
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If I remember my BK, It said after God created man be FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY. So I don't c why catholic priest are exceptions. In the religious world (and even in occult world), it is believed that sex reduces the spiritual level of men but it has been proven that men regain their spiritually after sex after they have undergone some rites and cleansing (for e.g fasting for Christians). So celibacy is just a way maintaining spirituality but not a sin if u can't practice it.
Was St. Paul mad when he chose to be celibate and asked others to do the same? Was Jesus stupid when he spoke highly of those who choose to be celibate for the Kingdom of heaven? Whoever said not practicing celibacy is a sin? They should marry and raise children.
How can you preach if you don't know about life?
Marrying and creating and raising children is the biggest lesson in life. As a single man, one knows nothing about life. One can only guess.
Why should we be preached to by someone who is only guessing?
This is the equivalent of saying that mothers are incapable of talking to their male children about manhood because mothers are not men. |
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Ogaga4Luv (m)
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Although catholic priest are very interested in marriage like i have noticed some!,the Ones that has not get married are mad in Mind i tell you this.,for those Ones still not yet married they are just pretending to be the saint they claim .they sleep with does people you called (sister,s) i mean does Sexy ladies you describe as Virgins!,they are busy enjoying them selves,and if you like you can dopt me about this.i already know all and is true!!
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